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    Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

    June 5, 2025 in Wales ⋅ 🌧 12 °C

    One of the reasons we picked to do a drive was to stop at places like this.

    We started at the source of the canal that feeds the Shropshire Union Canal with water. No one else there except us.

    Then onto the aqueduct for a walk along the actual canal with a boat going past as we walked along.

    Took 10 years to build the aqueduct and then the railways came online.

    The beauty and engineering of this aqueduct is mind blowing. Needless to say Paul has a grin on his face.

    Me? Happy to be drinking tea out of a Royal Albert tea cup.    Read more